sterk

From Dutch sterk.

sterk (attributive sterk or (seldom) sterke, comparative sterker, superlative sterkste)

1. strong

   Antonym: swak

• sterkte
• versterk

• IPA^(key): /stɛrk/

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• Hyphenation: sterk
• Rhymes: -ɛrk

From Middle Dutch starc, sterc, from Old Dutch stark, from Proto-Germanic *starkaz.

sterk (comparative sterker, superlative sterkst)

1. strong, having physical strength
2. concentrated, strong, powerful in taste
3. implausible, improbable
4. (Germanic grammar) strong, pertaining to strong verbs
5. (Germanic grammar) strong, pertaining to strong nouns, strong declension

• beresterk
• oersterk
• sterken
• sterker nog
• sterkte

• Negerhollands: stark, sterk
  • → Virgin Islands Creole: sterek (dated)
• → Indonesian: ster (“queen (chess)”)
• → Papiamentu: stèrki

sterk m (uncountable)

1. Ellipsis of sterkedrank.

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

sterk

1. inflection of sterken:
   1. first-person singular present indicative
   2. (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
   3. imperative

• kerst, strek

sterk

1. inflection of sterkur:
   1. feminine singular nominative strong positive degree
   2. neuter plural nominative strong positive degree
   3. neuter plural accusative strong positive degree

From Old Norse sterkr, from Proto-Germanic *starkuz, from Proto-Indo-European *sterg-.

sterk (neuter singular sterkt, definite singular and plural sterke, comparative sterkere, indefinite superlative sterkest, definite superlative sterkeste)

1. strong

• en kjede er aldri sterkere enn sitt svakeste ledd
• slitesterk

• “sterk” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

• stærsk (Trøndelag, eye dialect spelling)

From Old Norse starkr, from Proto-Germanic *starkuz, from Proto-Indo-European *sterg-. Cognate with English stark.

• IPA^(key): /stɛrk/

sterk (neuter sterkt, definite singular and plural sterke, comparative sterkare, indefinite superlative sterkast, definite superlative sterkaste)

1. strong, powerful

   Bjørnen er veldig sterk.

   The bear is very strong.

2. emotional

   Eg møtte mora mi for første gong på 20 år. Det var veldig sterkt.

   I met my mother for the first time in 20 years. It was very emotional.

• slitesterk

• “sterk” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

• stark, steric

From Proto-West Germanic *stark.^[1] Cognates include Old English stearc and Old Saxon stark.

• IPA^(key): /ˈsterk/, [ˈstærk]

sterk

1. strong

• Saterland Frisian: stäärk
• West Frisian: sterk

• sterc, sterac

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

sterk m

1. guineapig

1. Köbler, Gerhard, Althochdeutsches Wörterbuch, (6. Auflage) 2014